Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Load of rubbish!!

Highly Overrated But Still Good

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Strange Wilderness is a good, if not particularly memorable, stoner comedy revolving around a young slacker (Steve Zahn) who inherits a wildlife television show from his father. Unfortunately, he and his stoner buddies manage to get the show canceled, and their only hope is to get footage of Bigfoot down in Ecuador.Sound stupid? Well, it is, but it still manages to get a lot of laughs, even if they are not particularly original. Some of the highlights, such as a dentally challenged shark, are well known from YouTube, but there are still plenty of laughs to be had, including a scene involving a decidedly ferocious turkey. The whole thing is held together by Steve Zahn, whose charisma makes even many of the lamer jokes funny.The film definitely has flaws. Many of the jokes, particularly in the first half, fall flat, and Jonah Hill does little with his character other than act stoned. Furthermore, many of the jokes are easy to predict in advance. Still, it's a great comedy for a boring afternoon.

Just so everyone knows, I only managed to suffer through about 17 minutes of the movie before I became so insanely irritated by the sheer stupidity of it that I turned it off in an act of sanity-preserving selfishness. I try to make it all the way through movies, "I watch bad movies so you don't have to". It's a good motto to live by if you want to get people to listen to you when talking about movies, especially the bad ones. Alas, in this case, I simply couldn't take any more pot/bong jokes. I had just watched Grandma's Boy (which also sucked by the way but not nearly as badly) and the eighth bong joke just made me snap (that's one every two minutes for those of you keeping score at home).Surely someone could have come up with some better material for a Naturalist that is completely inept than turning him and his whole crew into a bunch of potheads. I didn't have high hopes for the film, which is good, otherwise I might have had to check myself into the local loony bin after expectantly watching the whole film and being turned into a drooling idiot who constantly muttered ,"It has to get better, it just has to.....". Avoid watching this film, in whole or in part, I will not be held responsible for the adverse effects on your mental health should you choose to disregard my advice.

Is it the godfather? No. Is it raging bull? No. Is it a decent waste of time? Sure. I am a Steve Zahn fan, so I enjoyed it. The acting is not the greatest--this is a group of friends that have access to cameras, and just had a good time. There isn't much of a script--again, it is a group of friends that got together. But, not every movie has to change the world. You can't watch every movie just to change your life or perspective on world hunger. I don't think I would go so far to buy this movie, or even rent it. But to watch it on cable? Not a bad deal. Sometimes, sometimes, you just want to go to woods and wander around and look at porcupines. Strange wilderness, indeed.

I saw Strange Wilderness a few years ago. All the reviews I read for the movie were terrible and when I went to IMDb, I didn't expect much to change. Personally I had never laughed so hard at movie in my life. "Strange Wilderness reminded me of the movie "Airplane", which was just as stupid, but you ended up laughing yourself silly. Now for those who loved the movie "The Hangover", I'm sure you this movie just as funny. Steve Zahn and his band of idiots kept you rolling throughout their trek to find Big Foot. Strange Wilderness is one of those movie you can have a blast watching with friends(the crazy ones that will get you locked up). It's no surprise that "Strange Wilderness" didn't receive any Oscars. I did think it was worthy of better reviews. When it comes to Comedies I have to put the movie in my "all time top 20". If you are a serious movie critic, there really is no point in wasting your time viewing. Now for those who aren't so serious about their movies, "Strange Wilderness" is a definite must see!